This is a discussion on coolant within the General Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Accidents. forums, part of the Tech & Modifying & General Repairs category; 04 Wrx was wondering if mix and match would hurt at all just wanna add some for my drive to ...

There are coolants formulated as "univeral top-up" products suited for what you want. So, you can either use Subaru coolant, something that says specifically "suited for topping up absolutely anything" or if the quantity is low, just use distilled water.

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It just look a little low in my coolant tank but i just wanted to add a little for the long ride to ocean city this weekend but I go to a&a or somewhere to find some thanks

Originally Posted by SD_GR

If you need to add coolant there is a leak. Fix it.

There are coolants formulated as "univeral top-up" products suited for what you want. So, you can either use Subaru coolant, something that says specifically "suited for topping up absolutely anything" or if the quantity is low, just use distilled water.

Then just use distilled water; any difference in coolant concentration will not be significant since you are likely adding less than a few hundred ml. It's available at grocers and it's cheap; just make sure it's distilled.

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Then just use distilled water; any difference in coolant concentration will not be significant since you are likely adding less than a few hundred ml. It's available at grocers and it's cheap; just make sure it's distilled.

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